MEDICAL
HEART AND PERICARDIUM
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Question
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Which valve is also called the mitral valve and prevents flow back into the left atrium from the left ventricle and is an AV valve?
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aortic
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bicuspid
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pulmonary
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tricuspid
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The mitral valve (/ˈmaɪtrəl/), also known as the bicuspid valve or left atrioventricular valve, is one of the four heart valves. It has two cusps or flaps and lies between the left atrium and the left ventricle of the heart. The heart valves are all one-way valves allowing blood flow in just one direction.
Detailed explanation-2: -The mitral valve is also called the bicuspid valve and the left atrioventricular valve. As the name bicuspid valve may suggest, the mitral valve is considered to have two primary leaflets: the anterior and posterior leaflets.
Detailed explanation-3: -mitral valve: located between the left atrium and the left ventricle.
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